Tri Valley Hospice Care, Inc.
A hospice in Chatsworth, California 91311
10120 Canoga Ave, Ste 100, Chatsworth, California 91311. (818) 773-0122.
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The short answer
Record last released by CMS on Oct 23, 2026. We couldn’t read Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ list since Oct 27, 2026: qcor.cms.gov now refuses our reader. This record is as of then.
- 4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
- Not rated family caregiver rating
- 9of 10 CMS’s Hospice Care Index
Each figure’s source sits beside it, in its section below.
What these words mean2
- Inspection (survey)
- A visit by state inspectors, often unannounced, who check a place against the rules it must meet. For nursing homes and other places Medicare pays, CMS calls these visits surveys: a standard survey of a nursing home comes at least every 15 months, and a complaint survey whenever a complaint calls for one. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 488.308.
- Deficiency, citation, violation
- What inspectors write up when a place didn’t meet a rule: the rule, what they saw, and when. CMS calls it a deficiency; states may say citation or violation. It is the inspectors’ finding, not a court’s, and the place is usually asked for a plan to correct it. Source: CMS, statement of deficiencies (Form CMS-2567); each state’s licensing agency.
What did inspectors find?
4 deficiencies cited in the last three years
The middle of the 213 hospices serving ZIP code 91311 had 5.
The last inspection on record was on May 15, 2025: a reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
When those deficiencies happened
4 deficiencies in 1 month of the last 36. Last cited May 2025. Most serious: Standard-level. The last 3 years, to Oct 27, 2026.
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| 2026 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct |
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Hearth Record drew this from the dates and levels in the source’s own records.
Each deficiency, as cited
Rule titles as CMS’s inspectors cite them, set in sentence case.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
May 15, 2025: reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission4 deficiencies
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Timeframe for completion of assessment (42 CFR 418.54(b))
The inspectors’ words, 110 words
“Observed in Record Review. In 3 out of 4 record reviews, the hospice’s interdisciplinary group, in consultation with the patient’s attending physician did not complete the comprehensive assessment no later than five calendar days after the election of hospice care. Example: In 3 out of 4 records the social worker failed to complete their initial assessments within five days after the election of hospice as evidenced by RRHV#1 SW initial assessment done 8 days after hospice election, RRNHV#1 SW initial and bereavement assessment done 19 days after the hospice election, and RRNHV#2 SW initial assessment done 13 days after the hospice election date. This was confirmed by the Nursing Administrator.”
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Content of comprehensive assessment (42 CFR 418.54(c)(6)(i))
“Observed in Individual Tracer. In 1 out of 2 home visits with nursing, the nurse did not compare the medication information the patient is currently taking with the medications ordered for the patient in order to identify and resolve discrepancies per organization policy. Example: During HV#1, the RN did not perform medication reconciliation per the agency’s Medication Management policy, which states that on every visit the nurse must perform by comparing each bottle to the current medication list and evaluating for changes. This was confirmed by the Nursing Administrator.”
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Coordination of services (42 CFR 418.56(e)(2))
The inspectors’ words, 102 words
“Observed in Tracer Visit. In 2 out of 5 record reviews, the organization did not provide the patient with care, treatment, or services according to the patient’s individualized plan of care. Example: In RRNHV#1, there was 1 missed RN visit during week 7 and 8 of benefit period #2. In RRNHV#1 there were 1 missed Aide visit during week 7 and 2 missed Aide visits during week 8 of benefit period 2. In RRNHV#2, there was 1 missed Aide visit during week 9 and 2 missed Aide visits during week 10 of benefit period #2. This was confirmed by the Nursing Administrator.”
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Discharge or transfer of care (42 CFR 418.104(e)(2))
“Observed in Record Review. The hospice did not provide the patient’s attending physician with a copy of the hospice discharge summary and, if requested, a copy of the patient’s clinical record. Example: RRDC#1, the agency did not provide the physician with the discharge summary after the patient revoked hospice services.”
The one inspection in the last three years
| Date | Visit | What the record says |
|---|---|---|
| May 15, 2025 | Reaccreditation inspection by The Joint Commission | 4 deficiencies cited |
Is it certified?
- Medicare-certified hospice since Jul 31, 2015.
- Ownership: for-profit.
- No For hospices, home health agencies, hospitals and dialysis facilities, CMS writes deficiencies at two levels. Standard is the usual one; condition-level is the more serious, when a problem is serious enough that the provider doesn’t meet a whole condition of taking part in Medicare. Source: CMS, State Operations Manual. deficiency or CMS’s most serious finding: the place’s failure to meet a rule caused, or was likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment or death to someone in its care. Source: CMS; 42 CFR 489.3. on record in the last three years.
CMS, Hospice General Information. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Has anything been proven against it?
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- 0 deficiencies cited in the last three years came from inspections that included a complaint investigation.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
Who does the caring?
- From Medicare claims (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024): 9.5 nurse care minutes per routine home care day, 8.6% of skilled nursing minutes at weekends and a visit near death for 90% of patients who died.
- Where its patients were cared for (Jan 1, 2024 to Dec 31, 2024): 90% at home, 10% in assisted living.
CMS, Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | This provider |
|---|---|
| Nurse care minutes per routine home care day | 9.5 min |
| Skilled nursing minutes at weekends | 8.6% |
| Visits near death | 90.0% of patients who died |
Who owns it?
- 8 owners or officers are people: Jijy Jacob (managing employee (on the payroll), 100%); Jijy Jacob (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Jijy Jacob (corporate officer, 50%); Jijy Jacob (corporate director, 50%); Rajan Jacob (owns 5% or more directly, 50%); Rajan Jacob (corporate officer, 50%); Rajan Jacob (corporate director, 50%); Lakhbinder Palsingh Dhanda (managing employee (under contract), 25%).
- No private-equity firm among the owners CMS lists.
- No real-estate investment trust among the owners CMS lists.
CMS, Hospice All Owners and Hospice Enrollments. Released Sep 29, 2026. Updated quarterly.
What do families say?
- CMS gives no family caregiver survey rating: “The number of cases is too small to report Star Ratings.”
- CMS’s Hospice Care Index: 9 of 10 (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
- 93.75% of patients were assessed on all seven of CMS’s measures at the start of care (Oct 1, 2024 to Sep 30, 2025); 24.5% had visits from a nurse or social worker on at least 2 of their last 3 days (Jan 1, 2023 to Dec 31, 2024).
CMS, CAHPS Hospice Survey and Hospice Provider Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Measure | Rating |
|---|---|
| Family caregiver survey ratingCMS star rating from its survey of patients’ family caregivers, 1 to 5 | Not rated |
| Hospice Care IndexCMS’s Hospice Care Index, 0 to 10 (higher is better): a point for each of ten measures from Medicare claims on which the hospice meets CMS’s threshold | 9 of 10 |
How does it compare nearby?
- Of the 213 hospices CMS’s data show serving patients in ZIP code 91311, where this hospice’s office is, the middle number of deficiencies cited in the last three years was 5; this one had 4.
CMS, Hospice ZIP Data. Released Aug 26, 2026. Updated quarterly.
CMS, QCOR hospice inspection reports. Released Oct 23, 2026. Updated quarterly.
| Place | Deficiencies, 3 years |
|---|---|
| Golden Oaks Hospice, Inc. | 4 |
| Tri Valley Hospice Care, Inc. This hospice | 4 |
| Metro Medical Services, Inc. | 16 |
| Serene Hospice, LLC | 4 |
| Valley Heart Hospice Care, Inc. | 7 |
| Smart Choice Hospice, Inc. | Not given |
| Devine Hospice Care, Inc. | Not given |
| Good Life Palliative Care | 7 |
| Highland Hospice, Inc. | 0 |
| Calm Care Hospice, Inc. | 4 |
| Competent Hospice Inc. | 3 |
| Joy Hospice Care, Inc. | 44 |
What the record doesn’t say
- CMS doesn’t publish fines or other penalties for hospices, so none are shown.
- Only complaints that led to a citation appear; complaints that didn’t aren’t published.
- CMS ended its Special Focus Program for hospices with serious problems on Feb 14, 2025, so no hospice is marked as one.
- Hospice quality measures have a gap from October 2025: CMS replaced its patient assessment then, and public results from the new one (HOPE) are expected around November 2027.
Sources
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice General Information (yc9t-dgbk).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Provider Data (252m-zfp9).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CAHPS Hospice Survey (gxki-hrr8).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, QCOR hospice inspection reports (Hospice Survey Reports - Oct 2021 through Sep 2026.xlsx).
Released Oct 23, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice All Owners (e983965e-1603-4cb8-82b5-c40090e380d1).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice Enrollments (25704213-e833-4b8b-9dbc-58dd17149209).
Released Sep 29, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, Hospice ZIP Data (95rg-2usp).
Released Aug 26, 2026 and checked Oct 27, 2026. Updated quarterly. Public domain (U.S. Government work).
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From the hospice
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Replies
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Paid listing
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